More scrutiny before additional taxation

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Since 2004, when Snyder was not governor of Michigan, $160 million of our petroleum tax was diverted to plug holes in the state budget. The DIA and Zoo taxes on property were diverted and used to plug holes in local government; supposedly that has stopped now.

Our property taxes pay for public schools. How much of that is diverted out of the class room? We work, we pay our taxes and stay honest and want the IRS to leave us alone. Michiganís auditor general works for us and should start auditing every penny we pay in taxes from the top down, bottom up, and inside and out before weíre asked for any new tax for roads, bridges or schools from the local government or state.

There just might be something to the Tea Party people when you think about it. The IRS and the federal government fears it and wants to squash it down as itís supposed to be. Why should any one of us start to fear our government? Thatís not freedom; something is wrong here.